Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released May 25, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 1 Percent from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during April 2012 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.52 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the amount certified in April 2011. The March 2012 revised certified total at 3.60 billion pounds, was down 7 percent from March 2011. The March revision represented an increase of 430 thousand pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during April 2012 was 4.66 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 4.60 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.99 billion pounds, up 1 percent from April 2011. Mature chickens, at 65.7 million pounds, were down 1 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 597 million pounds, up 4 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 13.6 million pounds, up 1 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2012 averaged 5.84 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2011. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.06 pounds per bird, down 10 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2012 averaged 30.2 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from April 2011. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2012 totaled 9.30 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.20 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 33.3 million pounds, were 0.93 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.98 percent a year earlier. April 2011 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays. April 2012 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2012 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Number slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 686,762 699,205 683,160 99 98 2,823,916 2,763,862 98 Mature ...........: 11,776 12,264 12,978 110 106 47,353 49,143 104 Light ..........: 5,991 7,148 7,952 133 111 24,031 27,643 115 Heavy ..........: 5,785 5,116 5,026 87 98 23,322 21,500 92 Total ............: 698,538 711,469 696,138 100 98 2,871,269 2,813,005 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 18,970 20,457 19,630 103 96 76,594 78,309 102 Old ..............: 91 108 146 160 135 457 463 101 Total ............: 19,061 20,565 19,776 104 96 77,051 78,772 102 : Ducks ..............: 1,949 2,037 1,986 102 97 8,028 8,104 101 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 3,953,271 4,060,530 3,986,517 101 98 16,326,195 16,110,245 99 Mature ...........: 66,345 63,477 65,650 99 103 264,258 258,109 98 Light ..........: 19,175 22,630 25,439 133 112 76,666 88,740 116 Heavy ..........: 47,170 40,847 40,211 85 98 187,592 169,369 90 Total ............: 4,019,616 4,124,007 4,052,167 101 98 16,590,453 16,368,354 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 569,129 626,292 593,195 104 95 2,319,876 2,400,113 103 Old ..............: 2,354 2,899 3,695 157 127 12,205 12,040 99 Total ............: 571,483 629,191 596,890 104 95 2,332,081 2,412,153 103 : Ducks ..............: 13,385 13,784 13,584 101 99 55,073 55,179 100 : Other 1/ ...........: 173 170 173 100 102 603 669 111 : Total ..............: 4,604,657 4,767,152 4,662,814 101 98 18,978,210 18,836,355 99 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5.76 5.81 5.84 101 101 5.78 5.83 101 Mature ...........: 5.63 5.18 5.06 90 98 5.58 5.25 94 Light ..........: 3.20 3.17 3.20 100 101 3.19 3.21 101 Heavy ..........: 8.15 7.98 8.00 98 100 8.04 7.88 98 Total ............: 5.75 5.80 5.82 101 100 5.78 5.82 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.00 30.62 30.22 101 99 30.29 30.65 101 Old ..............: 25.87 26.84 25.31 98 94 26.71 26.00 97 Total ............: 29.98 30.60 30.18 101 99 30.27 30.62 101 : Ducks ..............: 6.87 6.77 6.84 100 101 6.86 6.81 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2012 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 2,704,614 2,750,898 2,722,408 101 99 11,184,839 10,950,800 98 Mature ...........: 40,250 40,052 41,482 103 104 161,123 163,588 102 Light ..........: 10,110 12,110 13,677 135 113 41,034 47,252 115 Heavy ..........: 30,140 27,942 27,805 92 100 120,089 116,336 97 Total ............: 2,744,864 2,790,950 2,763,890 101 99 11,345,962 11,114,388 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 293,035 305,501 291,160 99 95 1,188,582 1,185,685 100 Old ..............: 1,794 2,147 2,766 154 129 9,129 8,940 98 Total ............: 294,829 307,648 293,926 100 96 1,197,711 1,194,625 100 : Ducks ..............: 3,298 3,668 3,602 109 98 14,110 14,940 106 : Other 1/ ...........: 97 114 114 118 100 341 446 131 : Total ..............: 3,043,088 3,102,380 3,061,532 101 99 12,558,124 12,324,399 98 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 268,907 292,782 271,994 101 93 1,078,920 1,133,105 105 Mature ...........: - - 105 (X) (X) 385 105 27 Light ..........: - - 105 (X) (X) 288 105 36 Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) 97 - (X) Total ............: 268,907 292,782 272,099 101 93 1,079,305 1,133,210 105 : Turkeys : Young ............: 160,771 194,363 184,024 114 95 659,322 728,732 111 Old ..............: 27 84 85 315 101 296 252 85 Total ............: 160,798 194,447 184,109 114 95 659,618 728,984 111 : Ducks ..............: 6,342 6,330 6,214 98 98 25,512 25,118 98 : Other 1/ ...........: 24 6 7 29 117 70 26 37 : Total ..............: 436,071 493,565 462,429 106 94 1,764,505 1,887,338 107 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 2,973,521 3,043,680 2,994,402 101 98 12,263,759 12,083,905 99 Mature ...........: 40,250 40,052 41,587 103 104 161,508 163,693 101 Light ..........: 10,110 12,110 13,782 136 114 41,322 47,357 115 Heavy ..........: 30,140 27,942 27,805 92 100 120,186 116,336 97 Total ............: 3,013,771 3,083,732 3,035,989 101 98 12,425,267 12,247,598 99 : Turkeys : Young ............: 453,806 499,864 475,184 105 95 1,847,904 1,914,417 104 Old ..............: 1,821 2,231 2,851 157 128 9,425 9,192 98 Total ............: 455,627 502,095 478,035 105 95 1,857,329 1,923,609 104 : Ducks ..............: 9,640 9,998 9,816 102 98 39,622 40,058 101 : Other 1/ ...........: 121 120 121 100 101 411 472 115 : Total ..............: 3,479,159 3,595,945 3,523,961 101 98 14,322,629 14,211,737 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2012 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds -------- --- percent --- --- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 7,615 7,488 7,368 97 98 35,732 30,618 86 Mature ...........: 923 707 643 70 91 3,818 2,960 78 Light ..........: 214 305 293 137 96 968 1,326 137 Heavy ..........: 709 402 350 49 87 2,850 1,634 57 Total ............: 8,538 8,195 8,011 94 98 39,550 33,578 85 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,347 1,485 1,223 91 82 6,222 5,485 88 Old ..............: 23 27 34 148 126 115 110 96 Total ............: 1,370 1,512 1,257 92 83 6,337 5,595 88 : Ducks ..............: 36 29 30 83 103 181 123 68 : Total ..............: 9,944 9,736 9,298 94 96 46,068 39,296 85 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.19 0.18 0.18 95 100 0.22 0.19 86 Mature ...........: 1.39 1.11 0.98 71 88 1.44 1.15 80 Light ..........: 1.12 1.35 1.15 103 85 1.26 1.49 118 Heavy ..........: 1.50 0.98 0.87 58 89 1.52 0.96 63 Total ............: 0.21 0.20 0.20 95 100 0.24 0.21 88 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.24 0.24 0.21 88 88 0.27 0.23 85 Old ..............: 0.98 0.93 0.92 94 99 0.94 0.91 97 Total ............: 0.24 0.24 0.21 88 88 0.27 0.23 85 : Ducks ..............: 0.27 0.21 0.22 81 105 0.33 0.22 67 : Total ..............: 0.22 0.20 0.20 91 100 0.24 0.21 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : April 2012 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to April :2012 as Commodity : April : March : April : April : March :---------------------------:percent : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 :of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 24,537 25,996 24,531 100 94 107,554 102,263 95 Mature ...........: 3,061 2,044 2,185 71 107 11,601 8,450 73 Light ..........: 1,227 1,097 1,228 100 112 4,338 4,285 99 Heavy ..........: 1,834 947 957 52 101 7,263 4,165 57 Total ............: 27,598 28,040 26,716 97 95 119,155 110,713 93 : Turkeys : Young ............: 6,594 6,551 6,130 93 94 28,177 25,140 89 Old ..............: 78 83 121 155 146 409 373 91 Total ............: 6,672 6,634 6,251 94 94 28,586 25,513 89 : Ducks ..............: 239 250 292 122 117 1,074 1,040 97 Other ..............: 1 1 1 100 100 4 5 125 : Total ..............: 34,510 34,925 33,260 96 95 148,819 137,271 92 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 1/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.82 0.85 0.81 99 95 0.87 0.84 97 Mature ...........: 7.07 4.86 4.99 71 103 6.70 4.91 73 Light ..........: 10.82 8.31 8.18 76 98 9.50 8.30 87 Heavy ..........: 5.74 3.28 3.33 58 102 5.70 3.46 61 Total ............: 0.91 0.90 0.87 96 97 0.95 0.90 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.43 1.29 1.27 89 98 1.50 1.30 87 Old ..............: 4.11 3.59 4.07 99 113 4.16 3.90 94 Total ............: 1.44 1.30 1.29 90 99 1.52 1.31 86 : Ducks ..............: 2.42 2.44 2.89 119 118 2.64 2.53 96 Other ..............: 0.82 0.83 0.82 100 99 0.96 1.05 109 : Total ..............: 0.98 0.96 0.93 95 97 1.03 0.96 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type - United States: March and April 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 8,544 9,663 692,933 669,683 Mature ..........: - - 1,376 1,549 140,565 209,253 Light .........: - - 1,282 1,455 104,745 172,704 Heavy .........: - - 94 94 35,820 36,549 Total ...........: - - 9,920 11,212 833,498 878,936 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 50 60 33,250 28,887 Old .............: - - 1 11 669 1,188 Total ...........: - - 51 71 33,919 30,075 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 520,069 430,222 2,880 3,216 30,726 26,073 Mature ..........: 10,386 12,614 213 172 43,550 49,601 Light .........: 5,670 6,761 142 138 37,738 44,669 Heavy .........: 4,716 5,853 71 34 5,812 4,932 Total ...........: 530,455 442,836 3,093 3,388 74,276 75,674 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 5,467 3,884 1,166 1,293 157 129 Old .............: 225 193 1 5 86 105 Total ...........: 5,692 4,077 1,167 1,298 243 234 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 10,475 10,486 57,280 57,657 96,853 93,960 Mature ..........: 13,890 17,744 2,448 2,888 60,853 86,362 Light .........: 13,442 17,278 1,709 2,114 55,534 80,569 Heavy .........: 448 466 739 774 5,319 5,793 Total ...........: 24,365 28,230 59,728 60,545 157,706 180,322 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 122 118 1,382 1,382 1,419 1,402 Old .............: 3 13 23 19 43 37 Total ...........: 125 131 1,405 1,401 1,462 1,439 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Chickens : Young ...........: 19,979 16,772 772,976 831,659 2,212,715 2,149,391 Mature ..........: 657 406 82,651 95,378 356,589 475,967 Light .........: 281 186 49,250 56,284 269,793 382,158 Heavy .........: 376 220 33,401 39,094 86,796 93,809 Total ...........: 20,636 17,178 855,627 927,037 2,569,304 2,625,358 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 497 498 16,446 12,502 59,956 50,155 Old .............: 2 1 217 282 1,270 1,854 Total ...........: 499 499 16,663 12,784 61,226 52,009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Chickens, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: March and April 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 85,074 82,100 483,063 457,971 5.68 5.58 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 74,329 71,480 433,191 416,763 5.83 5.83 California ......: 21,480 20,920 125,704 120,144 5.85 5.74 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 25,768 24,766 182,029 176,490 7.06 7.13 Florida .........: 5,145 4,924 28,963 28,164 5.63 5.72 Georgia .........: 100,401 99,450 542,764 548,641 5.41 5.52 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 4,938 4,682 22,042 21,229 4.46 4.53 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 25,287 24,763 140,778 137,620 5.57 5.56 Louisiana .......: 15,066 14,726 94,822 93,629 6.29 6.36 Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: 10,073 10,280 53,006 56,148 5.26 5.46 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,575 3,357 20,222 19,309 5.66 5.75 Mississippi .....: 60,749 59,098 366,312 360,180 6.03 6.09 Missouri ........: 35,363 34,288 170,279 162,926 4.82 4.75 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 143 139 644 662 4.51 4.74 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 1,844 1,569 9,452 8,027 5.13 5.12 North Carolina ..: 60,763 59,090 432,325 422,216 7.11 7.15 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 3,864 4,809 25,735 28,736 6.66 5.98 Oklahoma ........: 8,383 8,888 57,735 61,395 6.89 6.91 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 11,641 10,576 64,202 58,944 5.51 5.57 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: 22,865 23,089 156,117 158,908 6.83 6.88 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 26,065 25,605 129,836 130,817 4.98 5.11 Texas ...........: 50,968 49,875 289,750 288,342 5.68 5.78 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,817 24,890 139,794 137,879 5.41 5.54 Washington ......: 4,300 4,039 26,094 24,084 6.07 5.96 West Virginia ...: 9,242 9,651 37,107 38,570 4.01 4.00 Wisconsin .......: 4,129 4,194 17,467 17,724 4.23 4.23 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 699,205 683,160 4,060,530 3,986,517 5.81 5.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: March and April 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 366,984 347,737 3,338 2,941 0.90 0.84 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 327,664 314,873 2,946 2,738 0.89 0.86 California ......: 93,237 89,100 827 838 0.88 0.93 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 130,962 127,627 1,690 1,552 1.27 1.20 Florida .........: 21,581 21,126 116 115 0.53 0.54 Georgia .........: 403,817 414,706 3,182 3,164 0.78 0.76 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 15,818 15,470 74 79 0.47 0.51 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 100,189 99,912 651 667 0.65 0.66 Louisiana .......: 70,060 68,536 337 310 0.48 0.45 Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: 38,296 40,464 774 563 1.98 1.37 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 16,510 15,048 142 172 0.85 1.13 Mississippi .....: 285,166 276,854 1,906 1,854 0.66 0.67 Missouri ........: 128,995 123,192 1,241 1,026 0.95 0.83 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 462 473 10 10 2.03 1.98 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 5,672 4,782 278 229 4.68 4.58 North Carolina ..: 334,695 327,831 3,117 2,988 0.92 0.90 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 19,296 21,465 189 172 0.97 0.80 Oklahoma ........: 43,374 46,113 256 298 0.59 0.64 Oregon ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Pennsylvania ....: 44,402 40,778 679 650 1.51 1.57 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: 115,398 117,696 716 697 0.62 0.59 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 95,491 96,353 767 777 0.80 0.80 Texas ...........: 218,482 218,818 1,393 1,294 0.63 0.59 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 100,466 99,076 803 856 0.79 0.86 Washington ......: 19,482 17,960 121 123 0.62 0.68 West Virginia ...: 26,633 27,685 78 81 0.29 0.29 Wisconsin .......: 12,713 12,961 126 118 0.98 0.90 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 3,043,680 2,994,402 25,996 24,531 0.85 0.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens, Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: March and April 2012 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: - - 140 142 67,898 62,990 Arkansas ..........: - - 183 295 67,779 61,815 Delaware ..........: - - 2,451 4,163 44,155 38,801 Georgia ...........: - - 234 529 53,869 52,103 Mississippi .......: - - 659 635 25,386 25,035 Missouri ..........: - - 74 78 54,629 50,589 North Carolina ....: - - 1,125 520 75,406 72,933 Texas .............: - - 112 116 38,171 38,644 Virginia ..........: - - 70 48 21,841 19,114 : United States .....: - - 8,544 9,663 692,933 669,683 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 67,734 42,516 252 277 2,118 1,632 Arkansas ..........: 31,175 24,501 658 847 1,354 1,180 Delaware ..........: 52,856 39,797 52 53 3,438 2,378 Georgia ...........: 35,626 32,224 87 196 3,135 3,116 Mississippi .......: 8,791 8,116 124 152 588 492 Missouri ..........: 21,453 16,566 102 132 1,233 944 North Carolina ....: 54,709 44,988 158 105 7,140 6,197 Texas .............: 14,724 13,636 119 65 989 826 Virginia ..........: 42,150 38,060 18 13 1,226 1,089 : United States .....: 520,069 430,222 2,880 3,216 30,726 26,073 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 1,165 1,126 5,063 4,904 12,226 13,108 Arkansas ..........: 731 725 5,952 5,828 5,873 6,588 Delaware ..........: 1,023 1,015 2,221 2,286 4,316 5,043 Georgia ...........: 531 549 11,234 12,267 8,501 8,482 Mississippi .......: 1,141 1,070 2,363 2,254 3,820 2,779 Missouri ..........: 283 226 1,558 1,453 5,870 5,396 North Carolina ....: 953 959 10,602 10,891 6,554 5,490 Texas .............: 411 425 2,046 1,994 4,338 4,661 Virginia ..........: 487 361 740 429 1,703 1,754 : United States .....: 10,475 10,486 57,280 57,657 96,853 93,960 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number head : Alabama ...........: 2,298 1,498 101,571 112,959 260,465 241,152 Arkansas ..........: 520 279 75,981 110,738 190,206 212,796 Delaware ..........: 2,975 1,875 42,366 40,645 155,853 136,056 Georgia ...........: 2,844 1,707 86,269 103,465 202,330 214,638 Mississippi .......: 749 1,274 40,322 33,796 83,943 75,603 Missouri ..........: 91 342 54,101 49,696 139,394 125,422 North Carolina ....: 3,653 3,636 62,535 58,293 222,835 204,012 Texas .............: 1,308 608 36,382 29,386 98,600 90,361 Virginia ..........: 432 873 50,452 64,079 119,119 125,820 : United States .....: 19,979 16,772 772,976 831,659 2,212,715 2,149,391 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant-rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. Young Turkeys, Number Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: March and April 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Total : Average : slaughtered : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Arkansas ........: 2,921 2,939 59,235 57,571 20.28 19.59 California ......: 1,092 1,146 30,836 32,707 28.25 28.55 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - - - Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: - - - - - - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: - - - - - - Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 1,514 1,401 55,842 51,781 36.88 36.95 Iowa ............: 1,255 1,234 52,526 51,080 41.84 41.39 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: - - - - - - Maryland ........: - - - - - - : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 3,526 3,514 94,053 92,378 26.67 26.29 Mississippi .....: - - - - - - Missouri ........: 1,232 1,146 41,676 37,723 33.83 32.91 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: (D) - (D) - (D) - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: - - - - - - : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,322 2,367 77,608 78,120 33.43 33.00 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 477 421 20,412 17,729 42.77 42.10 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 500 457 12,652 12,439 25.30 27.20 Rhode Island ....: - - - - - - South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - - - Texas ...........: 538 537 8,190 8,033 15.21 14.96 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - - - Virginia ........: 2,367 2,045 63,973 55,919 27.03 27.35 Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 20,457 19,630 626,292 593,195 30.62 30.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys, Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: March and April 2012 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Arkansas ........: 48,824 47,432 427 312 0.87 0.65 California ......: 24,665 26,492 227 265 0.91 0.99 Colorado ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Connecticut .....: - - - - (X) (X) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: - - - - (X) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Illinois ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Indiana .........: 45,151 41,942 714 717 1.56 1.68 Iowa ............: 41,281 40,173 768 772 1.83 1.89 Kansas ..........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: - - - - (X) (X) Maryland ........: - - - - (X) (X) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 74,832 73,946 1,203 1,182 1.58 1.57 Mississippi .....: - - - - (X) (X) Missouri ........: 33,896 30,713 348 301 1.02 0.97 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: - - - - (X) (X) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 60,008 61,532 412 427 0.68 0.69 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 16,304 14,147 323 273 1.94 1.90 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 9,872 9,854 190 163 1.89 1.62 Rhode Island ....: - - - - (X) (X) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Tennessee .......: - - - - (X) (X) Texas ...........: 6,654 6,372 47 51 0.69 0.80 Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: - - - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: 51,391 45,161 559 470 1.08 1.03 Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 499,864 475,184 6,551 6,130 1.29 1.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 310 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2011. Young chickens were slaughtered in 36 States, young turkeys in 29 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ............ 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